spp@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (Stephen P Pope) (02/11/86)
> I am on the Weight Watchers Vegetarian Plan ... > > Marlaine Frangiamore I find it interesting that there is such a thing as a Weight Watchers Vegetarian Plan. I think anyone in this plan should know that Weight Watchers has been known to give away the pelts of dead mustelids as contest prizes. I would hope that most vegetarians would find this kind of thing unacceptable. steve
frangiamore@elwood.DEC (02/13/86)
>> I am on the Weight Watchers Vegetarian Plan ... >> >> Marlaine Frangiamore >I find it interesting that there is such a thing as a >Weight Watchers Vegetarian Plan. I think anyone in this >plan should know that Weight Watchers has been known to >give away the pelts of dead mustelids as contest prizes. >I would hope that most vegetarians would find this kind of >thing unacceptable. >steve What is a mustelid?? I can't find it in my dictionary. Since I've been on the program, and that has been for the past year, I have never known of the program to have contests. They do give gifts sometimes for consistent attendance - - last summer it was a beach towel and in the winter it was a tote bag. Neither contained a pelt of anything. Besides, I need the type of support that the program supplies to lose weight and I appreciate the plan they provide - it's balanced, varied and meatless. Marlaine
spp@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (Stephen P Pope) (02/22/86)
> What is a mustelid?? I can't find it in my dictionary. Since > I've been on the program, and that has been for the past year, > I have never known of the program to have contests. > give gifts sometimes for consistent attendance - - last summer > it was a beach towel and in the winter it was a tote bag. Neither > contained a pelt of anything. > Besides, I need the type of support that the program supplies to > lose weight and I appreciate the plan they provide - it's balanced, > varied and meatless. > > Marlaine Maybe I spelled it wrong, but a mustelid is a mink, weasel, otter, etc. Weight Watchers recently had a contest with a mink coat as one of the big prizes. I'm sure this promotion is an isolated event and doesn't reflect on Weight Watchers as a whole... I've heard lots of good things about them. But it bothers me a little when fur coats are given away as promotions (Mary Kay Cosmetics is one of the big offenders -- they've been doing it for years). It sort of implies that there isn't even a controversy regarding the ethics of wearing furs. I wouldn't call Weight Watchers a major offender though... steve